MT shift boot on steptronic

ChasVS · 08-19-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreyT

And the reason for doing this is... what exactly?

Is the MT knob somehow more convenient to use with Steptronic? I thought that MT knobs are usually designed for the typical MT kind of motion (i.e sideways as well as forward-backward), while Steptronic knobs are mostly for forward-backward motion, so there's not much point in installing a MT knob on a Steptronic car.

Or is it "just for looks" (i.e as RICE as it ever gets)?

So neewb, you trying to be funny or just stupid?

AndreyT · 08-19-2011, 12:40 PM

No, being a fresh "neewb" in the BMW community I obviously just didn't have enough time yet to get used to the fact that about 95% of it are just teens with rice for brains. No worries, I'll get used to it to the point of being able to ignore rice kiddies like you as ambient noise, just give me time... It is just something any intelligent person has to go through when they "join the club".

Bimmer100_ · 08-19-2011, 02:32 PM

Why not get a MT to begin with?

schulrog · 08-19-2011, 11:26 PM

I've been doing that for a while now with the M shifter or DCT shifter retrofit

EstrlM3 · 02-21-2013, 10:34 AM

Looking good!

m3whip · 08-17-2015, 12:35 AM

People at the Carwash be like, stick with no clutch? Awesome!

f32andre · 02-12-2017, 01:22 PM

anyway to park in neutral while the car is off?

AlexKoast · 02-13-2017, 02:19 PM

Looks a little tacky imo, I remember seeing the exact same thing on the Integra forums 10 years ago.

Ali-E90 · 02-14-2017, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supreme90

anyway to park in neutral while the car is off?

For that "ultimate poser" look

:P

NYBulldog · 02-14-2017, 12:00 PM

Its so much cleaner with the manual boot however it looked too plain to me with the OEM regular shifter. However with the Chromium or LCI knob its fantastic. I'll say if you a MT knob on a AT vehicle you're a cornball to begin with, not mention its dangerous as hell.

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